Top Japanese manufacturers retain hefty earnings while shedding jobs

Top Japanese manufacturers retain hefty earnings while shedding jobs

OITA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 10 shows members of a labor union for non-regular workers and part-timers of affiliates of Canon Inc. in Oita Prefecture handing an official at the firm a written request that the company maintain jobs for them.

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